Re: Setup static IP address
David Donaldson KC30SG / WRCB627
Don,
Can you list the /etc/dhcpcd.conf you've edited?
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On Thu, Jul 20, 2023 at 5:52?PM Don - kx9q < don@...> wrote: I have tried unsuccessfully to setup a static ip address for the pi 400 modifying dhcpcd.conf.? I am successful in updating the conf file, however, I feel like the system is not really looking at this file.? In fact I turned off the pi last night and when I powered on it picked up a new dhcp address.? Any thoughts.
Don - kx9q
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Re: Setup static IP address
Set a DHCP reservation in your router.?
Get
On Jul 20, 2023, at 14:52, Don - kx9q < don@...> wrote:
I have tried unsuccessfully to setup a static ip address for the pi 400 modifying dhcpcd.conf.? I am successful in updating the conf file, however, I feel like the system is not really looking at this file.? In fact I turned off the pi last night and when I powered on it picked up a new dhcp address.? Any thoughts.
Don - kx9q
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Re: Newbie Question on CM108 Audio Fob for Allstar Node
Thanks Steve. I'll take a look. Scott
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Re: Setup static IP address
Don,
Which image are you using? And did you set the right interface to static? (WLAN or Inet?)?
Using the dhcpcd.conf is the ¡°right¡± way to do it (with modern distros) even though there are other ways (obviously).?
For the record I usually follow this if I don¡¯t embed it in the image ().?
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+1.703.628.3868
IM/Skype/: kg4giy
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On Jul 20, 2023, at 17:52, Don - kx9q <don@...> wrote:
?I have tried unsuccessfully to setup a static ip address for the pi 400 modifying dhcpcd.conf.? I am successful in updating the conf file, however, I feel like the system is not really looking at this file.? In fact I turned off the pi last night and when I powered on it picked up a new dhcp address.? Any thoughts.
Don - kx9q
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I have tried unsuccessfully to setup a static ip address for the pi 400 modifying dhcpcd.conf.? I am successful in updating the conf file, however, I feel like the system is not really looking at this file.? In fact I turned off the pi last night and when I powered on it picked up a new dhcp address.? Any thoughts.
Don - kx9q
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Re: Newbie Question on CM108 Audio Fob for Allstar Node
Have a look at our BRIAN kit which uses the board from a BF888S to build a node
?
Also, in the Files section of our BRIAN group, you will find a setup procedure for BRIAN using HamVOIP as well as other helpful documents.?
Steve - N8AR
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Re: Newbie Question on CM108 Audio Fob for Allstar Node
Good suggestions David. Thanks for the help. Scott/KK6DZ
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Re: Newbie Question on CM108 Audio Fob for Allstar Node
Hello Scott,
We all started from zero so if you stick to it, I'm sure you'll
get it.? I guess the best place I can recommend to get started is
here:
??
You'll need to do a lot of reading and follow along with their
documentation, etc.? I would also recommend to join their forums
if you have specific questions, etc.?
--David
KI6ZHD
On 07/19/2023 05:01 PM, Scott Eckert
via groups.io wrote:
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David - Thanks - I think the fob is working reliably
now. Now, as to ASL software... I have no idea where to go next. I
am truly a newbie when it comes to RPi, linux, Allstar - all new
to me. My current configuration is I have an RPi4B running the
64-bit version of the RPi OS. All the software options you mention
are Greek to me. I think I want to run the Allstar Raspberry Pi
image but don't even know where to begin. How do I get the RPi4 to
execute the image? Do I put it on another SD card and boot from
it? Sorry for the dumb questions but I am truly a newbie in the
RPi, ASL world. Thanks. Scott
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Re: Newbie Question on CM108 Audio Fob for Allstar Node
Thanks Mick. I'm starting to think you're right about HamVoIP. Scott
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Re: Newbie Question on CM108 Audio Fob for Allstar Node
Depending on what you are trying to do. HamVoIP may be easier to
deal with. I looked at ASL (Allstar Link) a while back and if I
remember correctly, it won't run on the 64-bit OS.
Then again, I could be wrong.
Mick - W7CAT
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Eckert via groups.io"
To: [email protected]
Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2023 06:01:48 PM
Subject: Re: [RaspberryPi-4-HamRadio] Newbie Question on CM108
Audio Fob for Allstar Node
> David - Thanks - I think the fob is working reliably now.
Now, as to ASL software... I have no idea where to go next. I am
truly a newbie when it comes to RPi, linux, Allstar - all new to
me. My current configuration is I have an RPi4B running the 64-bit
version of the RPi OS. All the software options you mention are
Greek to me. I think I want to run the Allstar Raspberry Pi image
but don't even know where to begin. How do I get the RPi4 to
execute the image? Do I put it on another SD card and boot from
it? Sorry for the dumb questions but I am truly a newbie in the
RPi, ASL world. Thanks. Scott
>
>
>
>
>
>
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Re: Newbie Question on CM108 Audio Fob for Allstar Node
David - Thanks - I think the fob is working reliably now. Now, as to ASL software... I have no idea where to go next. I am truly a newbie when it comes to RPi, linux, Allstar - all new to me. My current configuration is I have an RPi4B running the 64-bit version of the RPi OS. All the software options you mention are Greek to me. I think I want to run the Allstar Raspberry Pi image but don't even know where to begin. How do I get the RPi4 to execute the image? Do I put it on another SD card and boot from it? Sorry for the dumb questions but I am truly a newbie in the RPi, ASL world. Thanks. Scott
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Re: Newbie Question on CM108 Audio Fob for Allstar Node
I agree about the Syba and here is the part number:? SD-CM-UAUD?
I hope that helps.
Mick - W7CAT
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From: "David Ranch"
To: [email protected]
Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2023 09:28:01 AM
Subject: Re: [RaspberryPi-4-HamRadio] Newbie Question on CM108
Audio Fob for Allstar Node
>
> Hello Scott,
>
> > David - Thank you for the quick response and info about
dmesg. I know
> > almost nothing about Linux commands so every little bit
helps. I ended
> > up simply cleaning the usb fob contacts with a pencil
eraser and it
> > magically began to work fine.
>
> How old is this FOB? If it's pretty new, you might have a
problem.
> There are a lot of these units that are very poorly made and
if your USB
> contacts are getting a lot of oxidation now, you probably
will have more
> issues in the future. I personally have had very good luck
with the $7
> Syba units.
>
>
> > I am now playing with various recording qualities as a
way to learn
> > about the Pi. My goal is to build a Ham Allstar node but
I want to
> > understand all the hardware connections before I start
blindy
> > following any of the many on-line "how-tos". I've
managed to find a
> > decent schematic for the CM108 fob I am using as a
starting point so
> > I'm going through each of the I/O lines that will
eventually go to my
> > HT radio, which is primarily the audio in/out, Carrier
On Squelch, and
> > Push-to-Talk signals.
>
> Always a good plan
>
>
> > Not sure if you can answer but once I download the
current Allstar
> > Asterick s/w onto a uSD card, do I simply insert that in
place of the
> > RPi OS card currently in the slot and re-boot the Pi?
>
> Which Allstar software are you considering as there are
several?
>
> - The true Allstar project software either has Raspberry Pi
image
> but the ASL2 Beta version is based on the Debian 10 Buster
release which
> doesn't get security updates anymore and the overall
installed ASL
> software is also very very old (2021-03-24). There is
evidently a lot
> of politics going on in that group and while
> gives some hints to it, there
haven't been
> any updates since 2021.
>
> - You can try using the newest Raspberry Pi OS image (a new
Debian
> 12 / Bookworm release is due any month now) and then overlay
the
> currently available Allstar software on top of it.
>
> - There is the HamVoIP project which is both a well
maintained
> project and tuned software but it's almost a fork of Allstar.
It's
> still compatible with the overall Allstar network but they
don't
> contribute their core code changes back the the Allstar
community. This
> is bad for the overall Allstar project but if your OK with
running the
> HamVoIP (psedo-fork), it should work fine.
>
>
> Maybe others can chime in here on other possible options..
>
> --David
> KI6ZHD
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
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Re: Newbie Question on CM108 Audio Fob for Allstar Node
Hello Scott,
David - Thank you for the quick response and info
about dmesg. I know almost nothing about Linux commands so every
little bit helps. I ended up simply cleaning the usb fob contacts
with a pencil eraser and it magically began to work fine.
How old is this FOB?? If it's pretty new, you might have a problem.?
There are a lot of these units that are very poorly made and if your
USB contacts are getting a lot of oxidation now, you probably will
have more issues in the future.? I personally have had very good
luck with the $7 Syba units.
I am now playing with various recording qualities as
a way to learn about the Pi. My goal is to build a Ham Allstar
node but I want to understand all the hardware connections before
I start blindy following any of the many on-line "how-tos". I've
managed to find a decent schematic for the CM108 fob I am using as
a starting point so I'm going through each of the I/O lines that
will eventually go to my HT radio, which is primarily the audio
in/out, Carrier On Squelch, and Push-to-Talk signals.
Always a good plan
Not sure if you can answer but once I download the
current Allstar Asterick s/w onto a uSD card, do I simply insert
that in place of the RPi OS card currently in the slot and re-boot
the Pi?
Which Allstar software are you considering as there are several?
?? - The true Allstar project software either has Raspberry Pi image
but the ASL2 Beta version is based on the Debian 10 Buster release
which doesn't get security updates anymore and the overall installed
ASL software is also very very old (2021-03-24).? There is evidently
a lot of politics going on in that group and while
gives some hints to it, there haven't
been any updates since 2021.
?? - You can try using the newest Raspberry Pi OS image (a new
Debian 12 / Bookworm release is due any month now) and then overlay
the currently available Allstar software on top of it.
?? - There is the HamVoIP project which is both a well maintained
project and tuned software but it's almost a fork of Allstar.? It's
still compatible with the overall Allstar network but they don't
contribute their core code changes back the the Allstar community.?
This is bad for the overall Allstar project but if your OK with
running the HamVoIP (psedo-fork), it should work fine.
Maybe others can chime in here on other possible options..
--David
KI6ZHD
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Re: Newbie Question on CM108 Audio Fob for Allstar Node
David - Thank you for the quick response and info about dmesg. I know almost nothing about Linux commands so every little bit helps. I ended up simply cleaning the usb fob contacts with a pencil eraser and it magically began to work fine. I am now playing with various recording qualities as a way to learn about the Pi. My goal is to build a Ham Allstar node but I want to understand all the hardware connections before I start blindy following any of the many on-line "how-tos". I've managed to find a decent schematic for the CM108 fob I am using as a starting point so I'm going through each of the I/O lines that will eventually go to my HT radio, which is primarily the audio in/out, Carrier On Squelch, and Push-to-Talk signals.
Not sure if you can answer but once I download the current Allstar Asterick s/w onto a uSD card, do I simply insert that in place of the RPi OS card currently in the slot and re-boot the Pi?
Thanks - Scott
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Re: Newbie Question on CM108 Audio Fob for Allstar Node
Solved my problem. I guess I just didn't have a good connection between the fob USB contacts and the Pi. Cleaned them up and now see both mic & speaker channels.?
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Re: Newbie Question on CM108 Audio Fob for Allstar Node
Hello Scott,
I have a RPi4B now running and it seems to be working
fine. I have a CM108 audio fob which when inserted into the Pi USB
port it doesn't seem to be recognized (it works OK in my PC). No
mods have been made yet to the fob as I just wanted to see if it
worked in the Pi.
If you open up a terminal window your Raspberry Pi and run the
"dmesg" command, you'll see all kinds of kernel logging stuff.? Now
connect your CM108 sound device and run "dmesg" again.? At the
bottom, you should see some lines about the CM108.? If you do, send
those to this list and we can help you get things working.? If you
don't see anything, something is either wrong with that USB port on
your Raspberry Pi or the CM108 device.? Try a different USB port.?
If that doesn't work, it sounds like you have a bad CM108 as they
generally ALWAYS work on Linux.
My question is do I somehow need to disable the
on-board Pi audio for it to see the inserted audio fob? if so, how
do I do that?
You do NOT need to disable the onboard sound and in many respects,
it's a bad thing to do if your Rpi is running a GUI and the system
wants to play sound notifications.
--David
KI6ZHD
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Newbie Question on CM108 Audio Fob for Allstar Node
I am new to the RPi world and have what's probably a "dumb" question. I am not a software guy so please go easy on me. My ultimate goal is to build an Allstar link using a BF-888S and CM108 audio fob.
I have a RPi4B now running and it seems to be working fine. I have a CM108 audio fob which when inserted into the Pi USB port it doesn't seem to be recognized (it works OK in my PC). No mods have been made yet to the fob as I just wanted to see if it worked in the Pi.
My question is do I somehow need to disable the on-board Pi audio for it to see the inserted audio fob? if so, how do I do that?
Thanks - 73 - Scott/KK6DZ
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Re: PiGate with Signalink or DRA
Asa,
Yeah, having two TNCs will be problematic.
Docs are attached.? I don't recall you mentioning not having current docs.
Mark KD0QYN
On Friday, July 14, 2023 at 09:27:33 AM CDT, TSC-60 Man Washington via groups.io <asajay@...> wrote:
Please also recall I do not have the v2.2 doc, I¡¯m working with the v2.1 doc. ?If the v2.2 doc talks specifically about the SignaLink, I would appreciate having access to a copy.
Thank you, Asa ?Jay Sent via radio waves
On Jul 14, 2023, at 07:18, TSC-60 Man Washington via groups.io <asajay@...> wrote:
? I started with an unaltered image and SignaLink did not work. ?Not entirely true because I did have to make a mod for gps. ?But that was it. ?SignaLink did not work for me out of the box. ?I had to look into how the ax25 service was starting and found the pointers to direwolf were not pointing to the right place.?
If there is some other script that is supposed to detect a SignaLink is installed, and automatically make a change to that pointer, I didn¡¯t find it and it was not working in my case. ?Unless the SignaLink must be installed prior to a fresh virgin image is booted for the very first time. ?It was several reboots later that I plugged in the SignaLink and rebooted many times with the SignaLink already installed.
So there is also one other caveat here that I did not consider until just now. ?During all my SignaLink testing I continued to have the TNC-Pi installed on the Pi. ?<sigh> ?yea, that¡¯s probably what¡¯s tripping me up.
It¡¯s easy enough for me to insert a new card with a fresh image and try again without the TNC-Pi attached and before making any other change such as for the gps. ?And if that works, I will happily stand corrected,
Thank you, Asa ?Jay Sent via radio waves On Jul 14, 2023, at 04:24, Mark Griffith via groups.io <mdgriffith2003@...> wrote:
?
Asa,
Not sure why you are making so many changes on the PiGate.? It worked with a SignaLink and Direwolf in the standard form.? You're now getting into the area where I can't help because I don't know what you've done.
Perhaps you should reload the unaltered image and work with it.
Mark KD0QYN
On Thursday, July 13, 2023 at 08:19:31 PM CDT, TSC-60 Man Washington via groups.io <asajay@...> wrote:
Update.
Today I hooked up the SignaLink to my Winlink station and it worked fine. ?I then reattached it to the PiGate. ?It seemed to work fine but had an error.
Of note, which seems weird; the ax25 enabled indicator is now out of sync with reality. ?It shows disabled but it¡¯s actually enabled. ?Something to do with me enabling and disabling in a terminal window using ax25-up and -down.
One step closer.
On the DRA side, when I went to test it in Winlink, I rediscovered I had to install another file to make it work. ?I don¡¯t know if someone has ported that to Pi. ?I¡¯ll have to research some other time. ?Until then, no more DRA testing.
I may try to pick up another TNC hat kit to see how that works. ?The more I think about use cases, the more I lean toward having the TNC directly attached to the Pi for convenience and fewer ¡°objects¡± to carry around. ?
Asa ?Jay
Sent via radio waves On Jul 12, 2023, at 21:03, TSC-60 Man Washington via groups.io <asajay@...> wrote:
? A little progress.
Using ? arecord -l ? <¡ª that¡¯s an ell I was able to see the Signalink was detected. I made sure the settings in ? /root/direwolf.config agreed, and changed MYCALL to my own call sign.
I found I had to modify the ? /etc/ax25/ax25-up file as follows: ? Change all instances of hardcoded paths to direwolf ? ? /usr/local/bin/direwolf ? Change TNCTYPE to direwolf ? Change all instances of path to the configuration file ? ? /root/direwolf.config
The ax25-up file had incorrect paths to both where the direwolf executable was, and where the config file was. ?Once I corrected the paths, stopped and restarted ax25, then PiGate began triggering transmit on the SignaLink. However it wasn¡¯t doing so well on receive. ?The PiGate was essentially deaf to the receive signal.
Note I was trying to digipeat to the gateway. ?What worked well with the TNC-Pi, did not work with the SignaLink.
But it¡¯s at least triggering transmit and it is transmitting. ?I need to put a monitor on it to make sure it¡¯s transmitting actual data.
One step forward. ?
For grins, I put the DRA on it but could not get it to transmit at all. ?That¡¯s another session after I get the SignaLink working properly.
Any additional guidance is appreciated. Thank you, Asa ?Jay W7TSC Sent via radio waves On Jul 12, 2023, at 19:02, TSC-60 Man Washington via groups.io <asajay@...> wrote:
? I have successfully used PiGate v2.2 to run with a TNC-Pi hat and attached through my FT-897.
I am now moving on to testing with a SignaLink. ?Simply plugging it in and rebooting does not make it work. ?The messages log shows it is detected but the OS is not assigning it a device entry, like ttyUSB2
The error message says the device was not an MTP device, when it executed the mtp-probe. ?I get the same result when trying a DRA sound card.
I thought I read somewhere that the later PiGate versions should work with a SignaLink. ?Now I¡¯m not sure I read that.
If PiGate v2.2 is compatible with SignaLink, how do I set it up if the OS won¡¯t give it a device in /dev?
It would seem an update to mtp-probe is needed.
Thoughts?
Asa ?Jay
W7TSC
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Please also recall I do not have the v2.2 doc, I¡¯m working with the v2.1 doc. ?If the v2.2 doc talks specifically about the SignaLink, I would appreciate having access to a copy.
Thank you, Asa ?Jay Sent via radio waves
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On Jul 14, 2023, at 07:18, TSC-60 Man Washington via groups.io <asajay@...> wrote:
? I started with an unaltered image and SignaLink did not work. ?Not entirely true because I did have to make a mod for gps. ?But that was it. ?SignaLink did not work for me out of the box. ?I had to look into how the ax25 service was starting and found the pointers to direwolf were not pointing to the right place.?
If there is some other script that is supposed to detect a SignaLink is installed, and automatically make a change to that pointer, I didn¡¯t find it and it was not working in my case. ?Unless the SignaLink must be installed prior to a fresh virgin image is booted for the very first time. ?It was several reboots later that I plugged in the SignaLink and rebooted many times with the SignaLink already installed.
So there is also one other caveat here that I did not consider until just now. ?During all my SignaLink testing I continued to have the TNC-Pi installed on the Pi. ?<sigh> ?yea, that¡¯s probably what¡¯s tripping me up.
It¡¯s easy enough for me to insert a new card with a fresh image and try again without the TNC-Pi attached and before making any other change such as for the gps. ?And if that works, I will happily stand corrected,
Thank you, Asa ?Jay Sent via radio waves On Jul 14, 2023, at 04:24, Mark Griffith via groups.io <mdgriffith2003@...> wrote:
?
Asa,
Not sure why you are making so many changes on the PiGate.? It worked with a SignaLink and Direwolf in the standard form.? You're now getting into the area where I can't help because I don't know what you've done.
Perhaps you should reload the unaltered image and work with it.
Mark KD0QYN
On Thursday, July 13, 2023 at 08:19:31 PM CDT, TSC-60 Man Washington via groups.io <asajay@...> wrote:
Update.
Today I hooked up the SignaLink to my Winlink station and it worked fine. ?I then reattached it to the PiGate. ?It seemed to work fine but had an error.
Of note, which seems weird; the ax25 enabled indicator is now out of sync with reality. ?It shows disabled but it¡¯s actually enabled. ?Something to do with me enabling and disabling in a terminal window using ax25-up and -down.
One step closer.
On the DRA side, when I went to test it in Winlink, I rediscovered I had to install another file to make it work. ?I don¡¯t know if someone has ported that to Pi. ?I¡¯ll have to research some other time. ?Until then, no more DRA testing.
I may try to pick up another TNC hat kit to see how that works. ?The more I think about use cases, the more I lean toward having the TNC directly attached to the Pi for convenience and fewer ¡°objects¡± to carry around. ?
Asa ?Jay
Sent via radio waves On Jul 12, 2023, at 21:03, TSC-60 Man Washington via groups.io <asajay@...> wrote:
? A little progress.
Using ? arecord -l ? <¡ª that¡¯s an ell I was able to see the Signalink was detected. I made sure the settings in ? /root/direwolf.config agreed, and changed MYCALL to my own call sign.
I found I had to modify the ? /etc/ax25/ax25-up file as follows: ? Change all instances of hardcoded paths to direwolf ? ? /usr/local/bin/direwolf ? Change TNCTYPE to direwolf ? Change all instances of path to the configuration file ? ? /root/direwolf.config
The ax25-up file had incorrect paths to both where the direwolf executable was, and where the config file was. ?Once I corrected the paths, stopped and restarted ax25, then PiGate began triggering transmit on the SignaLink. However it wasn¡¯t doing so well on receive. ?The PiGate was essentially deaf to the receive signal.
Note I was trying to digipeat to the gateway. ?What worked well with the TNC-Pi, did not work with the SignaLink.
But it¡¯s at least triggering transmit and it is transmitting. ?I need to put a monitor on it to make sure it¡¯s transmitting actual data.
One step forward. ?
For grins, I put the DRA on it but could not get it to transmit at all. ?That¡¯s another session after I get the SignaLink working properly.
Any additional guidance is appreciated. Thank you, Asa ?Jay W7TSC Sent via radio waves On Jul 12, 2023, at 19:02, TSC-60 Man Washington via groups.io <asajay@...> wrote:
? I have successfully used PiGate v2.2 to run with a TNC-Pi hat and attached through my FT-897.
I am now moving on to testing with a SignaLink. ?Simply plugging it in and rebooting does not make it work. ?The messages log shows it is detected but the OS is not assigning it a device entry, like ttyUSB2
The error message says the device was not an MTP device, when it executed the mtp-probe. ?I get the same result when trying a DRA sound card.
I thought I read somewhere that the later PiGate versions should work with a SignaLink. ?Now I¡¯m not sure I read that.
If PiGate v2.2 is compatible with SignaLink, how do I set it up if the OS won¡¯t give it a device in /dev?
It would seem an update to mtp-probe is needed.
Thoughts?
Asa ?Jay
W7TSC
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Re: PiGate with Signalink or DRA
I started with an unaltered image and SignaLink did not work. ?Not entirely true because I did have to make a mod for gps. ?But that was it. ?SignaLink did not work for me out of the box. ?I had to look into how the ax25 service was starting and found the pointers to direwolf were not pointing to the right place.?
If there is some other script that is supposed to detect a SignaLink is installed, and automatically make a change to that pointer, I didn¡¯t find it and it was not working in my case. ?Unless the SignaLink must be installed prior to a fresh virgin image is booted for the very first time. ?It was several reboots later that I plugged in the SignaLink and rebooted many times with the SignaLink already installed.
So there is also one other caveat here that I did not consider until just now. ?During all my SignaLink testing I continued to have the TNC-Pi installed on the Pi. ?<sigh> ?yea, that¡¯s probably what¡¯s tripping me up.
It¡¯s easy enough for me to insert a new card with a fresh image and try again without the TNC-Pi attached and before making any other change such as for the gps. ?And if that works, I will happily stand corrected,
Thank you, Asa ?Jay Sent via radio waves
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On Jul 14, 2023, at 04:24, Mark Griffith via groups.io <mdgriffith2003@...> wrote:
?
Asa,
Not sure why you are making so many changes on the PiGate.? It worked with a SignaLink and Direwolf in the standard form.? You're now getting into the area where I can't help because I don't know what you've done.
Perhaps you should reload the unaltered image and work with it.
Mark KD0QYN
On Thursday, July 13, 2023 at 08:19:31 PM CDT, TSC-60 Man Washington via groups.io <asajay@...> wrote:
Update.
Today I hooked up the SignaLink to my Winlink station and it worked fine. ?I then reattached it to the PiGate. ?It seemed to work fine but had an error.
Of note, which seems weird; the ax25 enabled indicator is now out of sync with reality. ?It shows disabled but it¡¯s actually enabled. ?Something to do with me enabling and disabling in a terminal window using ax25-up and -down.
One step closer.
On the DRA side, when I went to test it in Winlink, I rediscovered I had to install another file to make it work. ?I don¡¯t know if someone has ported that to Pi. ?I¡¯ll have to research some other time. ?Until then, no more DRA testing.
I may try to pick up another TNC hat kit to see how that works. ?The more I think about use cases, the more I lean toward having the TNC directly attached to the Pi for convenience and fewer ¡°objects¡± to carry around. ?
Asa ?Jay
Sent via radio waves On Jul 12, 2023, at 21:03, TSC-60 Man Washington via groups.io <asajay@...> wrote:
? A little progress.
Using ? arecord -l ? <¡ª that¡¯s an ell I was able to see the Signalink was detected. I made sure the settings in ? /root/direwolf.config agreed, and changed MYCALL to my own call sign.
I found I had to modify the ? /etc/ax25/ax25-up file as follows: ? Change all instances of hardcoded paths to direwolf ? ? /usr/local/bin/direwolf ? Change TNCTYPE to direwolf ? Change all instances of path to the configuration file ? ? /root/direwolf.config
The ax25-up file had incorrect paths to both where the direwolf executable was, and where the config file was. ?Once I corrected the paths, stopped and restarted ax25, then PiGate began triggering transmit on the SignaLink. However it wasn¡¯t doing so well on receive. ?The PiGate was essentially deaf to the receive signal.
Note I was trying to digipeat to the gateway. ?What worked well with the TNC-Pi, did not work with the SignaLink.
But it¡¯s at least triggering transmit and it is transmitting. ?I need to put a monitor on it to make sure it¡¯s transmitting actual data.
One step forward. ?
For grins, I put the DRA on it but could not get it to transmit at all. ?That¡¯s another session after I get the SignaLink working properly.
Any additional guidance is appreciated. Thank you, Asa ?Jay W7TSC Sent via radio waves On Jul 12, 2023, at 19:02, TSC-60 Man Washington via groups.io <asajay@...> wrote:
? I have successfully used PiGate v2.2 to run with a TNC-Pi hat and attached through my FT-897.
I am now moving on to testing with a SignaLink. ?Simply plugging it in and rebooting does not make it work. ?The messages log shows it is detected but the OS is not assigning it a device entry, like ttyUSB2
The error message says the device was not an MTP device, when it executed the mtp-probe. ?I get the same result when trying a DRA sound card.
I thought I read somewhere that the later PiGate versions should work with a SignaLink. ?Now I¡¯m not sure I read that.
If PiGate v2.2 is compatible with SignaLink, how do I set it up if the OS won¡¯t give it a device in /dev?
It would seem an update to mtp-probe is needed.
Thoughts?
Asa ?Jay
W7TSC
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